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Vice President “Cat on a Hot Lamb, Rudy Crew, Stephen Harris and the celebrity guest will White and House FirstDesire” featuring ViceDr. President Kamala “Atogether Streetcarwith Named “As a university with nearly 90 Alia Jones, the Centralspeak directly with young Americans Lady Dr. JillaBiden, Ambassador HarrisByrd, on Thursday, May and 18, 2023 with multi-ethnic cast to percent students of color, CSUDH Park Five survivors of gross about the importance of recognizing SusanBroadway. Rice, U.S. Surgeon at California State University, injustice In 2016 General they bring is honored to welcome Vice on December 18 from Dr. Vivek Murthy,with and Oscar SelenaWinner Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) in 6:00pm – how to help a friend when they are “Eclipsed” President Harris to campus for 10:00pm at MIST 46 West struggling with their mental health, Gomez. On theNyong day before Carson, California. This isHarlem, the Lupita ’O toMental Broadway. this historic visit,” said CSUDH 116th Street. while continuing to shift the culture Health Action Day, the forum second event MTVE has hosted President Thomas A. Parham. Honorees, the so-called Central showcased youth mental health in collaboration with the Biden“Each honoree chosen for Park 5, are collectively and activists and creators who brought Harrisrecognition Administration to mark has demonstrated individually heroes. They are their respective experiences in Mentalexceptional Health Action Day, an leadership and vision in of one of the ugliest David Dinkins Charles Rangel mentalsurvivors health advocacy and content open-source global movement her or his respective profession or miscarriage of justice in New York’s creation to showcase campaigns spearheaded byand MTVE to shift endeavor in some significant history; having been railroaded majority. She now leads The was a member of the New York they developed to inspire their culturemeasure from awareness to action. has contributed towards and unjustly convicted for a crime Transformative Justice Coalition. City Council, representing the peers to take action to support This year, nearly 2,000just nonprofit creating a more society in this they did not commit and for which Arnwine was for 26 years executive 40th council district in Brooklyn, both themselves and their friends’ organizations, government country,”brands, says Black Star News served long prison sentences director of the Lawyers’ Committee succeeding her mother, Una S. mentalthey health. Since the event, agencies and cultural leaders Milton founder and publisher th ranging from seven years to 13 years for Civil Rights Under the Law. T. Clarke. In the current 114 MTV Entertainment partnered aroundAllimadi. the world“Obviously will participate in work much before being exonerated when the Congress Clarke serves on Inez Barron, honoree, formerly awith select participants to launch amplifying mental in needs to behealth done actions here and actual rapist confessed. They are: the Energy and Commerce State Assembly member, is now“Hidden Healers,” a first-of-its-kind their communities. around the world.” Yusef Abdus Salaam; Raymond Committee, responsible for a New York City council memberdigital video series that elevates, gala starts at 6:00pm with a At the The event, Vice President Harris Santana Jr., Antron McCray, Kevin consumer protection, food and a champion of education for uplifts and centers culturally hour to be followed by the will becocktail joined by a to-be-announced Richardson, and Kharey Wise. safety, energy development, public grounded healing practices from our youth. dinner and awards There celebrity guest and youthceremonies. leaders health, communications, the The Black Star News, which focuses BIPOC communities. Honoree Imhotep Gary Byrd is willexperienced be musical entertainment who are in supporting by environment, and interstate and on investigative journalism, has a legendary radio talk show host Mental Health Action Day is an operathrough singer Cassandra Douglas Image international their peers mental health Source: bprw.comcommerce. been featured as a result of some if and executive producer, radio DJ,open-source movement of more and from harmonica phenomenon challenges. its news scoops, on CNN, The New R. Donahue Peebles, honoree, is poet, songwriter, music recordingthan 1800 brands, organizations, William Galison. Dinkins is The event, which is part David of York Daily News, The New York a leading and founder of mental healthdeveloper from awareness to of“As a Black know writergovernment artist psychologist, and producer,I rapper, agencies, and cultural honored Lifetime MTVE’s Mentalfor Health is Achievement The Village Voice, and Brill’s action.The Peebles Co., the nation’s largest that mental health is one of theHe beganleadersPost, and community activist. to drive culture from mental — he was New York City’s first Health initiative, aims to empower Content magazine. African American-owned real most pressing facing his careermatters as a radio DJ our in Buffalohealth awareness to mental health American honored to continue young African people to seek out mayor and and also“We are estate firm with $3.5 billion worthstudents, and15. oneFor which be he’s action.Past Black Star News honorees at age overmust 30 years, welcomed Nelson Mandela to theworking in collaboration with the educate themselves about of properties under development addressed at the highest levels have included: Gil Noble (Like It been a talk show host at WBLS and city after his release 1990. Biden-Harris Administration in our The third Mental Health Action Day peer support programs onintheir or management — he was one of government. CSUDH students Is), Rep. Maxine Waters, Soledad WLIB radio in New York City. Hewill take sharedofcommitment to encourage place on Thursday, May 18, Rep.and Charles Rangel, also honored campuses in their communities. the pioneering developerswho deserve the opportunity to engage (CNN), Ms. Camille Cosby, also has a Friday night radio talk 2023,O’Brien aroundturn mental health, with a mission to encourage forprimarily Lifetimetargeted Achievement, has actionhelped It will be to around and revitalize with a show trailblazing leader like Voza Rivers (New Heritage Theatre), on WBAI. among young people,” and empower people to take action served in Congress sincewill 1971. is CSUDH students. Invitations be He particularly the once-blighted Anacostia Vice President Harris on critical Errol Louis (NY1 News), Amel said Brianna Cayo Cotter, SVP of Honoree Sabrina Lamb, founderon mental health — whether for a recipient ofthe Theevent Bronze medal for extended closer to date. neighborhood in Washington, D.C. issues affecting their education Larrieux (Entertainer), Dr. William MTV Entertainment of World of Money, is a champion themselves, for their loved ones, helping save soldiers behind enemySocial AImpact, champion of African-American and everyday lives. We are all Pollard (Medgar Evers College), Over the past two decades, Studios and Paramount Media oftofinancial for youth-- sheor for their communities, because line during the Korean War. economic empowerment Peebles’ excited is elevate literacy the conversation Herm Edwards (NY Jets), Nayaba mental health struggles have risen Networks. “As we mark the thirdteaches knowledge about handlingmental health is health. contemplating a possible run for NYC around mental health on a national Rep. Yvette Clarke is a Democratic Arinde (Amsterdam News), La-Verna dramatically, especially among annualmayor Mental Health Action money, budgeting and planning. in 2017. platform, and are thrilled she has of themore US House Learn more Fountain (Columbia University), young member adults. While than of Day, we are delighted to join Vice Dr. Rudy Crew, honoree, is one of chosen CSUDH.” at mentalhealthactionday. Lillian Roberts (DC37), Desiree Dancy 80% ofRepresentatives young adults sayfrom they New will Honoree Barbara President Kamala HarrisArnwine, along withcivil the nation’s leading educators. He’s whose district covers org and mentalhealthishealth.us. (New York Times), Greg Floyd (Local turn toYork a friend first9thwhen they are rights lawyer,and is a students championofof the administration In 2022, MTV Entertainment much of central Brooklyn. Before 237), Rev. Al Sharpton (National president of Medgar Evers College protecting voting rights of ethnic entering Congress in 2007, she Action Network), and many others. of The City University of New minority groups — the emerging

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